There will be a further closure of Nile Street at its junction with Upper Bristol Road from October 14 for one week, with a traffic diversion in place via Little Stanhope Street and Great Stanhope Street.
The new cycle lanes, which pass a bus on the kerb side, will mean a new type of bus stop not seen before in Bath. In this first section of cycle lane ‘floating bus stops’ will be introduced — these have an island people can step on to when getting on or off a bus.
Pedestrians will have priority at these bus stops, which include a zebra crossing with tactile paving to allow people to cross the cycle lane safely between the island and the footway. People using the cycle lane must stop to allow bus passengers to get on or off the bus.
A new video explainer of how the bus stops work will be available later this month.
Councillor Sarah Warren, cabinet member for Climate and Sustainable Travel, said: “We have written to residents and businesses to make them aware of these road closures and hope that by carrying out the work at night, there will be less disruption. These improvements will make it easier for people to cycle, wheel and walk along the route, which will help reduce congestion and improve air quality in the city. I’m looking forward to seeing people using the first section of the new cycle lanes when they open this month.”
The next phase of works on Upper Bristol Road includes:
• creating a separated cycle lane on both sides of the road between the junctions with Charlotte Street and Midland Road
• improvements to the side road junctions to make them easier for pedestrians to cross, these are called continuous footways.
• removing and replacing the pelican crossing near Nile Street with a new wide zebra crossing nearby that can also be used by pedestrians, wheelers and cyclists
• reducing the speed limit to 20mph and improve the crossing island near Monmouth Place.
• two new bus shelters at the two stops in this section of road where there are currently none.
There will be one final overnight road closure and we will also need to restrict vehicle access at Crescent Gardens on a date to be confirmed. The council will write directly to residents who will be affected to explain the traffic arrangements closer to the time.
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